While both teams went hard after Penn – who was released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last week – there was one major difference that tilted the decision in the Raiders’ favor.

In an interview with Alex Marvez and Gil Brandt on Sirius XM NFL Radio, Penn said the chance to be a left tackle in Oakland was a major factor in his decision to join the silver and black.

“The Redskins wanted me to play tight tackle,” Penn said. Ultimately, I wanted to play left tackle. I love going against the best on the field.”

Penn played on the left side of the line with the Buccaneers and likely feels more comfortable on that end of the line of scrimmage. With Trent Williams entrenched as the starter at left tackle in Washington, Penn felt the Raiders were the better fit.

I’m starting to really like this Raider team on paper. Excited to see if Reggie can step up and have a killer draft. If he comes through on draft day, could be an interesting turn of events in the AFC West this year.